Mark Burger - Movie Reviews from WKRR

The Gunman (2 Stars) - A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

Serena (2 Stars) - In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.

The Duke Of Burgundy (2 Stars) - A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lover.

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The Sure Thing (3 Stars) - A college student plans a cross-country trip to get laid, but ends up traveling with a young woman. They hate each other, so naturally...

Cinderella (3 Stars) - When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Leviathan (2 1/2 Stars) - In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.

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Late Phases (3 Stars) - A wounded war vet moves to a place where people are dying from mysterious circumstances.

Chappie (2 Stars) - In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Ballet 422 (2 Stars) - From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.

The Salvation (3 Stars) - In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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Bombshell Bloodbath (2 1/2 Stars) - A mad scientist tries to bring his wife back to life and things go terribly wrong.

Unfinished Business (1/2 Star) - A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable - and unimaginable.

Focus (2 Stars) - In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.

What We Do In The Shadows (3 Stars) - Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

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Tales From The Crypt (1972) (3 Stars) - Five people get lost in a crypt and meet up with a strange crypt keeper who tells them stories of how they died.

Mr. Turner (3 1/2 Stars) - An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (1 Star) - When Lou finds himself in trouble, Nick and Jacob fire up the hot tub time machine in an attempt to get back to the past. But they inadvertently land in the future with Adam Jr. Now they have to alter the future in order to save the past - which is really the present.

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Drive Hard (3 Stars) - A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob.